Detail from a painting, showing one of London's gates on fireChildren studying a painting that shows St Paul's cathedral on firePortrait of Samuel Pepys, who watched the Great Fire and wrote about it

Explore the Great Fire, the most famous disaster in London's history, and find out how it shaped the city we know today. Based on the Museum of London's special exhibition, London's Burning, this micro-site features the objects, themes and people from the displays and tells the story of the Fire in depth.

Also! Help fight the fire and play the Great Fire of London game!

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